Sunlight And Darkness

Throughout a book, many authors use a symbol or object to help readers find the deeper meaning in a story. “Jeanne Duprau”, the author of “The City of Ember” emphasizes darkness vs the light throughout the whole book. The author does this because the symbols hidden in the story, has a huge impact and role throughout it. In the story, the author uses both symbols light and darkness. The light represents life and hope for another world, while the darkness symbolizes fear and death.

In the novel Lord of the Flies and the short story “A sunrise on the Veld” the battle of dark and light in humans is shown in the powerful symbols. In Lord of the Flies, the boys constantly worry about ‘the beast’ that is a monster the boys have made up in the night. One boy says “He says the beastie comes in the dark” (47 Golding). The beast represents the evil and fear that lays in the darkness in the night. During the day the boys decide to look for the beast, but of course once it is light outside the beast disappears. The beast continues to come back into the boys lives every night, as it represents the constant battle the boys have with the darkness that lies within themselves. On the other hand, the boys have the powerful symbol of the fire. In the beginning, the boys use

In the novel, ‘Of mice and Men’, John Steinbeck uses allegory to represent different themes and messages. An allegory is a story, poem or a picture which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. While reading Steinbeck’s book I noticed different metaphors such as the usage of animals and Curley’s wife. Throughout the whole book the reader can notice many animals mentioned such as rabbits, mice, the puppy and the old dog. Curley’s wife is also a sort of symbol. She represents the way in which the women were treated and looked upon in those days. The animals and Curley’s wife all symbolize different things in life in the 1930’s USA. They all symbolize the hopes and the dreams that the characters share which motivates and drives them

Throughout the novel, multiple different symbols are being portrayed, although the symbol of light depicts the full meaning of the characters and theme of Anthem. Ayn Rand uses light to symbolize knowledge, hope, freedom, and life. The light symbolizes hope since, it shows how Equality separates himself from collectivism and thinks for himself when he proclaims “We made it. We created it. We brought it forth from the night of the ages. We alone. Our hands. Our mind. Ours alone and only” (59). By contrast to the light of the box, the City is dark and only lit by candlelight. Therefore the light shows the hope that Equality and all others have of breaking away from the collective society and becoming individuals and to have freedom to be themselves. The discovery of light starts Equality's journey of changing the society and granted him the chance to create a new world where light and other things from the Unmentionable Times exist.

In Of mice and men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism, foreshadowing, and a sympathetic tone to demonstrate the world of limited sources, poverty, human intolerance, limiting social roles, wealth, and freedom.

Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to portray Gatsby’s desperation to get Daisy back. On pages 25-26 it says, “…he stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way, and far as I was from him I could have sworn he was trembling. Involuntarily I glanced seaward-and distinguished nothing except a single green light” (25-26; Ch.1). In chapter 9 it also declares that “Gatsby believed in the green light” (189; Ch.9). The green light represents Gatsby’s hopes, dreams, and ultimate goal to get Daisy back. E.E. Cummings uses symbolism to show how the women and men are wasting their time and living carelessly. Lines 5 and 7 in cummings’ poem states that, “Women and men (both little and small)…they sowed their isn’t they reaped their same” reveals that the townspeople just did what they had to do to get by (In 5,7). It also shows how they lived without a purpose. The author uses the seasons, “autumn winter spring summer” to demonstrate how time constantly passes by (In

The first way the author uses symbolism to show the overall theme is with color. Numerous times in the novel Janie is wearing a

Steinbeck uses light imagery by saying the quote(pg.38)”Instantly the table was brilliant with light, and of the shade threw its brightness straight downward, leaving the corners of the bunkhouse still in dusk”. This quote shows visual imagery because it represents light being shown on a table and some of the light going downward. It shows a scene of foreboding because it says corners of dusk representing darkness meaning later in the book something bad will happen. Steinbeck represents dark imagery in this quote (pg.44) He walked to the other end of the bunkhouse and turned on the second light. “Darker’n hell in here”. This quote represents kinetic imagery because it represents Carson walking. It represents tactile imagery because it is touching

Fire and Night Symbolism is a literary element used in literature to help readers understand a literary work. The book Night by Elie Wiesel contains many of these symbols to help the reader better grasp the concept of what is going on. Elie and his father are sent to a Nazi Concentration Camp in this novel. It further explains how Elie makes it through and his everyday life, including the struggles he is to overcome. To better understand the piece of literature the author, Elie Wiesel, provides many symbols in the text such as night, itself, and the fire or flames.

The very first example is the farmland of the Joad family. This land symbolized the lives of the people. When the banks tell the family to leave, it destroys them both actually and figuratively. In the book, Grandpa is a prime example. He dies all in part to his departure from the land. The land was his life, and without it it was just like he could not breathe. This example is very effective because it helps relate the land to the Joads. It also elaborates on how important the land actually was to the people. Another symbol used repetitively throughout the novel is the sun. The sun was something the Joads could not escape or get rid of. The sun symbolizes destruction. steinbeck discusses the Joad family's own issues with the sun “Their faces were shining with sunburn they could not escape.” ( 13, 18). This shows how violent the sun was towards the Joads. The symbols used by Steinbeck are very crucial. They help develop the story and the characters. Also they add a deeper meaning to the novel as a whole. Symbols are therefore crucial in steinbeck's effectiveness in the

Light and Darkness are recurring symbols throughout the story, in the bible light represents grace, salvation, and a moral life, darkness represents evil, fear, and isolation, the symbols are used similarly by the author in “Sonny’s Blues”. At the

A few symbolisms in novels are as memorable as the green light in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Shining at the end of Daisy’s dock, it is close enough to be seen, but too far away to be reached. Still, Gatsby, an eternal optimist, stares at it at night, as if it showed him that all his far-away dreams were about to come true. The green light in The Great Gatsby is symbolic of hope, a source of inspiration, and a representation of the American Dream to Gatsby and to the novel’s readers.

Symbolism is strong throughout the novel; from the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock symbolizing how close Gatsby is to Daisy (yet still so far away), to the valley of ashes representing the lost hopes and dreams of the people in the city. There is also the mantle clock, a symbol of lost time

John Steinbeck’s 1949 novella entitled Of Mice and Men uses many significant symbols to convey meanings about the human condition. Such symbols include hands to represent labour, cards to signify chance and taking a risk, and finally, rabbits to suggest ideas about achieving one’s hopes and dreams. Symbols are a key central device in delivering meaning, as they consistently repeated throughout the narrative and are typically associated with the novella’s many characters.

Symbolism provides an imagery that helps facilitate a deeper understanding. Taking place in the 1920’s, The Great Gatsby, is set during a time when society both put up facades while also striving to achieve wealth and high social status. The classic novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald cleverly uses multiple symbols throughout the novel to expose the issues with society at that time. The ultimate goal of this novel is to elaborate the class struggles and illustrate the goal to achieve of American dream. The Great Gatsby, The author, F. Scott Fitzgerald, uses the infamous green light, the metaphor of an egg, and pearls to show and support the overall theme of the American Dream.